Guest Speaker Case

1.What has been learned?

Sandy Sims conveyed the process of management. She referenced Charles Handy's Gods of Management: The Changing Work of Organization as well as Inside Organizations: 21 Ideas for Managers.

I learned about diversity and management. There are three levels of management. An example of a middle manager would be a store manager. Management skills consist of conceptual skills to senior. Mrs. Sims briefly touched on the topic of present day organizations and referenced to Handy's Inverted Donut, from Inside Organizations: 21 Ideas for Managers by Handy. The inverted donut is a conceptual theory believing that workers have an endless space for creativity and responsibilities. Another theory Mrs. Sims mentioned was the Theories of Motivation and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The hierarchy of needs diagram showed that the self-actualization need is at the peak of the 5 needs. The theories of organizational culture and how culture effects an organization were covered. Culture can effect organizations in positive or negative ways. Mrs. Sims powerpoint presentation reflected on the types of issues within cultures. About 10% of Mrs. Sims's work was based on Proven Models. These models were spoken about as tribes. A club tribe, role tribe, task tribe and a person tribe. All tribes were corresponding to one of the four Gods of management, which she regarded her Case Study research on.

In closing, Mrs. Sandy Sims thought me the following topics within the overall management process subject: management, diversity, levels of management and skills, Handy's Motivation Theory, Maslow's Theory, The Inverted Donut Theory, cultures and leadership. In addition, she shared that personally she is embarking on an entrepreneurial adventure.

2. How was the information was presented?

Mrs. Sims